Texas HB447 requires traffic impact studies for municipal utility district bonds financing road projects.

Texas HB447 amends the Water Code to mandate that a municipal utility district cannot issue bonds to finance a road project unless each entity with jurisdiction over a road intersection conducts a study evaluating potential changes to traffic patterns and volumes. This requirement applies to intersections located inside the district or within one mile of its boundaries or over a road providing ingress to or egress from a residential development in the district. The act applies only to bonds issued after its effective date of September 1, 2025.

Texas HB447 requires traffic impact studies for municipal utility district bonds financing road projects.

Texas HB447 amends the Water Code to mandate that a municipal utility district cannot issue bonds to finance a road project unless each entity with jurisdiction over a road intersection conducts a study evaluating potential changes to traffic patterns and volumes. This requirement applies to intersections located inside the district or within one mile of its boundaries or over a road providing ingress to or egress from a residential development in the district. The act applies only to bonds issued after its effective date of September 1, 2025.